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Lifestyle of the biotroph Agrobacterium tumefaciens in the ecological niche constructed on its host plant.
The New phytologist - 1 Jul 2018
González-Mula Almudena, Lang Julien, Grandclément Catherine, Naquin Delphine, Ahmar Mohammed, Soulère Laurent, Queneau Yves, Dessaux Yves, Faure Denis
Abstract excerpt
Agrobacterium tumefaciens constructs an ecological niche in its host plant by transferring the T-DNA from its Ti plasmid into the host genome and by diverting the host metabolism. We combined transcriptomics and genetics for understanding the A. tumefaciens lifestyle when it colonizes Arabidopsis thaliana tumors. Transcriptomics highlighted: a transition from a motile to sessile behavior that mobilizes some...
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